You currently have javascript disabled. Several functions may not work. Please re-enable javascript to access full functionality.

Register a free account to unlock additional features at BleepingComputer.com

Welcome to BleepingComputer, a free community where people like yourself come together to discuss and learn how to use their computers. Using the site is easy and fun. As a guest, you can browse and view the various discussions in the forums, but can not create a new topic or reply to an existing one unless you are logged in. Other benefits of registering an account are subscribing to topics and forums, creating a blog, and having no ads shown anywhere on the site.

i had to do a system restore on my laptop, and afterwards i noticed that whenever i unplugged my laptop so that it only runs on the battery, there is no battery icon (on the bottom taskbar) like there was before. the little icon of it being plugged in is always there. also i cant go through the control panel to see how much is left of my battery.

How do I get help? Who is helping me?For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear....Become a BleepingComputer fan: Facebook

If the power cord or battery icon does not appear on the taskbar, click the show hidden icons button. If the icon still does not appear, verify that Always show icon on the taskbar is checked on the Power Options Properties Advanced tab

Follow these steps to change advanced power management settings.

In Windows XP, from the Start menu, click Control Panel. With Control Panel in Category view, click Performance and Maintenance.

In the Performance and Maintenance window, click the Power Options icon.

In the Power Options Properties dialog box, click the Advanced tab.

On the Advanced tab, from the Power buttons list, click the power setting mode you want to use.

Click OK.

How do I get help? Who is helping me?For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear....Become a BleepingComputer fan: Facebook

How do I get help? Who is helping me?For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear....Become a BleepingComputer fan: Facebook

I'm not sure it will help with your problem but you can search for missing and corrupted system files by clicking Start>Run and typing sfc /scannow then Enter. The utility may ask for your Windows XP CD.

I believe, but have no practical knowledge, you can use the Restore disks provided they have a folder called I386 on them. Put your restore CD(s) in the drive and cancel the autostart if it appears, then have a look at them with Windows Explorer. If/when you find the I386 folder carefully write down the full path e.g. D:\Gateway\XPfiles\Somefolder\I386. When you run sfc /scannow and it asks for the windows CD click 'Cancel' and it should ask for the location of the windows files. Type in the path you wrote down above but excluding the \I386.

i'm really sorry it took forever to respond. the folder i386 is in CD2 of the recovery disks. when i click "cancel" it does not ask for the location of the windows files. if this is the folder u are talking about, then what should i do next?